Last week, Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir once again provoked global recriminations when he ...

We, the thousands of members of “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty” from Israel and across the world, categorically ...

Group is the latest to try, unsuccessfully, to revive animal sacrifice at the site of the ancient Jewish temples The post 21 arrested for trying to sacrifice a baby goat on the Temple Mount appeared ...

The Knesset’s obsession with the death penalty in Israel once again collided with the Jewish liturgical calendar in yet ...

As the month of Iyyar comes to a close this week, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss the two names for “the second ...

This week we celebrate Pesach Sheini, the “second Passover.” In biblical times, those who couldn’t participate in the ...

There is a quiet holiday on the Jewish calendar that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. No seders. No matzah marathons. No ten plagues. Just one simple, radical idea: It’s not too late. Sunday the ...

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Last month, for the first time since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack on Israel from Gaza, my wife and I drove from our ...

One of my favorite songs that the Grateful Dead used to cover is “Turn On Your Love Light,” written by Joe Scott and recorded ...

Lag B'Omer is a festive day in the Jewish calendar that brings communities together in celebration and shared tradition. It ...

When Chaim Bloom was let go by the Boston Red Sox, the immediate narrative being spun was that Bloom fumbled a historic organization and failed to achieve the goals set before him. But looking back on ...